Tonna chinensis, common name : the China tun, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tonnidae, the tun shells.
Description
The size of an adult shell can grow to 98 mm, but most are usually below 50 mm. Distribution This species occurs in the Indo-West Pacific.
References
Bibliography Beu, A. G. (2005) Neogene fossil tonnoidean gastropods of Indonesia. Scripta Geologica 130, p. 1-186, pp. 166, figs. 327 Vos C. (2005) Notes on Tonnidae of the T. variegata complex and T. chinensis complex, with descriptions of four new species (Gastropoda: Tonnidae). Visaya 1(5): 45–62. [November 2005] Vos, C. (2007). A conchological Iconography (No. 13) - The family Tonnidae. 123 pp., 30 numb. plus 41 (1 col.) un-numb. text-figs, 33 maps., 63 col. pls, Conchbooks, Germany Vos, C. (2008) Tonnidae. in Poppe G.T. (ed.) Philippine Marine Mollusks, Volume 1: Gastropoda 1: 594–611, pls 242–250. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. China Science Press. 1267 pp. Vos, C. (2012) Overview of the Tonnidae (MOLLUSCA: GASTROPODA) in Chinese waters. Shell Discoveries 1(1); pp. 12–22; Pls. 1-9 Vos, C. (2013) Overview of the Tonnidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) in Chinese waters. Gloria Maris 52(1-2); pp. 22–53; Pls. 1-9
External links
Gastropods.com : Tonna (Chinensis complex) chinensis; accessed : 26 April 2011 Dillwyn, 1817. Dillwyn, L. W. (1817). A descriptive catalogue of Recent shells, arranged according to the Linnean method; with particular attention to the synonymy. London: John and Arthur Arch. Vol. 1: 1-580; Vol. 2: 581-1092 + index Mörch, O. A. L. (1852-1853). Catalogus conchyliorum quae reliquit D. Alphonso d'Aguirra & Gadea Comes de Yoldi, Regis Daniae Cubiculariorum Princeps, Ordinis Dannebrogici in Prima Classe & Ordinis Caroli Tertii Eques. Fasc. 1, Cephalophora, 170 pp. (1852); Fasc. 2, Acephala, Annulata, Cirripedia, Echinodermata, 74 (+2) pp. (1853). Hafniae [Copenhagen]: L. Klein Schepman, H. H. (1893). On a collection of Shells from the Moluccas. Notes from the Leyden Museum. 15: 147-159 Sowerby, G. B. III. (1904). Descriptions of Dolium magnificum, n. sp., and Murex multispinosus, n. sp. Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London. 4: 7-8 Bayer C. (1937). Catalogue of the Doliidae in the Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie. Zoologiscshe Mededelingen. 20(5): 29-50